JBL Pulse 4 vs Marshall Stanmore BT 2

While the JBL Pulse 4 makes for a fairly good Portable Bluetooth Speaker for people with a $170 budget, we weren't able to find enough data on the Marshall Stanmore Bluetooth 2 to come to any reliable conclusions.

In either case, we suggest that you look at some other options at the $170 and $420 budget ranges before committing to one of these.

If you'd nonetheless like to learn more about the JBL Pulse 4 and Marshall Stanmore Bluetooth 2, however, we wrote a summary of what we know about them:

The JBL Pulse 4 was loved by reviewers at SoundGuys, a highly trusted source that performs reliable in-depth testing. It did great in its "Best wireless JBL speakers" roundup where it was named its "Ranked 2 out of 5", which, in itself, makes it a product worth considering.

Returning to the Marshall Stanmore Bluetooth 2, CNET, a source that's known for its high-quality in-depth testing, has great things to say about it. In fact, it was named its "Ranked 2 out of 10" in its "The best Memorial Day sales of 2019" roundup, which is quite a feat.

Lastly, in order to better compare them to the rest of their competition, we averaged out their review scores. The Marshall Stanmore Bluetooth 2 managed to get 8.2 out of 10 - considerably better than the 7.6 review average of Portable Bluetooth Speakers in general - whereas the JBL Pulse 4 earned 7.3 points.

It should be said that doing a direct JBL Pulse 4 vs. Marshall Stanmore Bluetooth 2 comparison might not be entirely fair due to the difference in their prices - some sources don't put much weight on value for money and thus tend to give better review scores to more expensive products.